Residence, 70 Duke Street

Statement of Significance

STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE No 70 Duke Street is a single storey house constructed in rendered masonry with a corrugated iron roof. The place has historic and aesthetic value with its contribution to Plympton's high concentration of worker’s cottages and associated buildings, and contributes to the local community’s sense of place. The place has some heritage value for its intrinsic aesthetic value as a Federation Bungalow albeit it much modified. It retains a low degree of authenticity and a high degree of integrity. The additions and ancillary dwelling to the rear have no significance. AESTHETIC SIGNIFICANCE No 70 Duke Street has some aesthetic value as a typical Federation Bungalow with later overlays. It retains some of the characteristics of the period with considerable loss of detail. HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE No 70 Duke Street has some historic value. It was part of the suburban residential development associated with the expansion of East Fremantle during the Goldrush period of the 1880s and 1890s. SCIENTIFIC SIGNIFICANCE N/A SOCIAL SIGNIFICANCE No 70 Duke Street has some social value. It is associated with a significant area of workers' cottages which contributes to the community's sense of place.

Physical Description

Late Federation / Interwar Bungalow with Georgian Influences No 70 Duke Street is a single storey cottage constructed in rendered masonry with a hipped corrugated iron roof. It is a simple expression of the Federation Bungalow style but has been substantially remodelled. The front elevation is symmetrically planned with French doors in lieu of windows flanking the front door. The facade features a full width skillion roofed verandah supported on Tuscan columns set over masonry piers. There are additions to the rear. In 2019 an ancillary dwelling and pool were constructed to the rear. The place is consistent with the pattern of development in Plympton and plays an important role in the pattern of development of a working class suburb.

History

Plympton is a cohesive precinct where most of the places were constructed in the late nineteenth century and the first quarter of the twentieth century. It is comprised primarily of homes for workers and their families with a high concentration of small lots with timber, brick and stone cottages.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: High Authenticity: Low

Condition

Good

Uses

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